'The only thing left for me was death': meet the long jumper who overcame meth addiction and a journey through hell
Lying face down in the dirt, the cold metal of a baseball bat striking his skull, spine, and legs—the same…
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I spent a day letting AI plan my route around London. Why does it keep sending me to the Tube?
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What do you think: should my boyfriend hold my hand when we're out in public?
Chantelle says, “Friends and family have noticed that we don’t hold hands, and it’s become a running joke. My boyfriend,…
China is undergoing a transformative robotics revolution.
They maintain control and balance, but they don’t deviate from their programming. The technology Galbot is developing is what roboticists…
Disgraced former king Juan Carlos hopes to return from exile as a hero, but Spain's complicated past continues to haunt him.
When Spain’s King Juan Carlos fell and broke his hip while on an elephant hunt with a former girlfriend in…
'Put him on trial': Pro-Kremlin figure turns on Putin in rare public criticism
For years, Ilya Remeslo was a reliable pro-Kremlin figure, targeting critics of the regime and smearing independent journalists, bloggers, and…
'We want change, but not like this': Iranians describe daily life under air attack
The UN refugee agency estimates that up to 3.2 million people in Iran have been temporarily displaced since the start…
Shaun Ryder reflects on his highs, lows, and time with Happy Mondays, noting: "Heroin isn't a party drug—you can't just do it on weekends."
There are countless photos of Shaun Ryder and Bez from their Happy Mondays days in the mid-to-late 80s, showing them…
Israel claims it carried out an overnight strike that eliminated Iran's intelligence minister.
Israel claimed on Wednesday to have killed a third senior Iranian official within 24 hours, stating its forces had “eliminated”…
Slovenia is small, stable, and a European success story. So why is it turning its back on liberalism? | Ana Schnabl
Walking through almost any Slovenian town—or just driving along its regional roads—you’ll notice them right away. Posters plastered on lampposts,…